Some drought-imposed fishing limits lifted on Colorado River
Colorado lifted some fishing restrictions along a stretch of the Colorado River, but biologists warn that historically low water flows caused by a drought in the West, high water temperatures…
Read More...Fighting wildfires in the West: ‘I don’t think we can overdo anything’
Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., held a press call recently detailing the need for more urgent, coordinated responses…
Read More...Minnesota DNR calls off wolf hunt this year despite support from farmers, hunters
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday, July 7, said there will be no wolf hunting and trapping season in Minnesota in 2021 as the agency continues to develop…
Read More...New Mexico lawmakers warned about shrinking water supplies
Some of New Mexico’s top climate and water experts warned state lawmakers Tuesday that the effects of the drought on water supplies have been worsened by climate change, specifically an…
Read More...Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Keystone Policy Center Launch Online Open House
Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Keystone Policy Center announced today the launch of an Online Open House and detailed Comment Form available on Colorado’s Wolf Restoration and Management Plan…
Read More...Wolf reintroduction happened so fast in Montana and Idaho, the states are expanding hunting. Here’s what Colorado can learn.
Taking Montana and Idaho as case studies, Gray wolf populations in Colorado will expand quickly once introduced. In this article, Wildlife officials highlight how hunting manages wolf populations once their…
Read More...WDFW: Only open-and-shut wolf attacks confirmed
Washington Fish and Wildlife officials concede that they likely undercount depredations by wolves, but say the high standard is necessary to maintain scientific integrity and legal certainty.
Read More...Colorado’s first gray wolf pack since 1940s now has 6 pups
Colorado’s first litter of gray wolf pups since the 1940s has grown to include six pups. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said Thursday that staff spotted the pups living in a…
Read More...Drought And Fire Conditions In Western Colorado Are Dire. Can Congress Help?
Colorado Congressmembers like Reps. Lauren Boebert and Joe Neguse can’t make it rain or control a massive wildfire. What they can do is focus attention — and money — on…
Read More...WDFW sets 3-day goal for wolf removal decisions
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has set a 3-day goal for wolf removal decisions, in order to speed up the previously lengthy decision process on whether to…
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